Westfield



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IMPROVED PROCESS 0F G'OYBRING WHIPS.` I

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Be it known that I, A, C. RAND, of Westcld, in the county of Hampden,and ominonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a n'ew and .improvedProcess oi" Covering Whips; andI do; .hereby dcclare` that the.``following is a full, clear, and exactv description Athereof',referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,

making a part 'of .this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

I In the inanufactureoi" whips, one or more coverings of thread arewound'or `1braided upon the whip-stock, which latter is generally formedof whalebone and strips of wood, glued together and shaped toform-atapering. and springing body forithe whip. t l p u The firstorinner covering is also, sometimes, formed of'narrow strips' ofcloth,'which is afterwards covered by a braided layer of thread.' l lVarious methods have been attempted for protecting the compound stockfrora'moisture, so as yto prevent the glue from softening and the partsof the stockfroni becoming separated, such as painting thcjstock beforeany covering is applied, usingstrips of water-proof or rubber cldth forwinding the-stock, and applyinga water.- proof solution directly to thestock or .braided covering, which latter method'is"'described in LettersPatent, No.. 65,917, granted to Gamaliel-Iing, June 18, 1867. p

My process consists in applying, to a whip-stock, thread which has beenlsaturated with a suitable waterproofing solutionandwhiehis wound orotherwise applied to the stock before such solution, is dry upon thethread, the winding, in'the practical application of 4the process whichI describe herein, being performed immediately after' the immersion ofthe thread in the solution, and upon the sanie machine.

My process is equally applicable to the winding of a second orjloutercovering upon the whip, as tothe inner covering.- y i y ,In'npplying myinvention, I have used an ordinary whip-winding machine, with anattachment for containing thewater-proong solution and properlysaturatingandoperating upon the thread.

A machine suitable for such purpose is shown in the aforesaid drawings,in which- El'igure lis .a plan view of said machine, and i Figure 2 is aside elevation, showing the side. at which theoperator is stationedwhenwinding. Said machine consists of the bed Alcgs A A', and thewinding-apparatus thereon. A p Theshaft E turns .in bearings in thestandards C C', and has afast pulley, D, and loose pulley, D', upon it,and a head, F, in which is a" socket, for receiving the large end of thewhip-stock which is tobewound.` j

, Spring-pins are arranged in this head, toenter the socket and hold thestock, so that it will revolve with the shaft. l

In the bar H,` which 4 is supported on the standards Gr Gr, is foi-ineda tapering girrovc, which is semicirculai in section, and ci' a lengthequal to or greater than the length of the stock a, and ofdepths'uicient'to receive.

about one-half the thickness of a, as shown in iig..1. i c

In 'the ordinary process of winding whips,`in. a machine of the generalconstruetiondescrlbed, the whip-stock a is inserted and secured in thehead F, and the latter is made to revolve by power applied to the fastpulley-l). The operator, after attaching the e-nd of the thread to thestock at the point where the winding is to commence, allows the threadto beY drawn between his thumb and finger, and guides it in regula'x`courses uponthe stock, sliding the hand along the 'bar H at the samerate as 4the windingof the Stoch proceeds.

.To expedite the process, several threads are run out, side by side,atthe same time.

For applying roy process, I attac'hto the machine the two rods, m m',which serve as ways, upon which the- 4 holder b slides, the latter beingattached to the ways. by the metallic straps n n, which fai-e ilooped tograsp the rods 'in m'.

The holder -I construct of sheet metal, of a length' greater than itsIwidth, `and of Aauf;r convenient form. The roller `c is arranged intheholder, and also the clamp e e, which holds' the wiperf.

The wiper consists of two ypieces of sheet rubber, or any material whichwill remove the drip from the saturated thread which passes up through'the wiper at i.' t

To move the holder and thread along the ways, as the winding progresses,the handle 71, is-attaehed tothe holder.

If a suiii'cient quantity of some waterproofing-mixture'be poured 'intothe holder 6, the machine can be used for applying my process. A

I have employed, for saturating tlie' thread, acomposition formed of thefollowing ingredients, in the proportions named, to wit: t Y

Caoutchouc, two'and a quarter pounds.

Benzine, one gallon.

Linseed-oil, three quarts.

Venice turpentine, half a pint.

White zinc, thirty pounds.

I do Ynot confine myself to the solution named, as any preparation whichwill impart to the thread the requisite pliability and adhesiveess,while being wound, and will cause it to form, when wound, a closecovering, smooth, and impervious-to moisture, br nearly s'o, when dry,can be employed.4

. Various preparations for the same pufrposc may be compounded andapplied,- as before set forth, with satisfactory results.

Having put a suiiicient quantity of the water-prooiing mixture into theholder Vto cover the roller c, Idraw I the thread or threads which areto be wound upon the stock, from a bobbin near athan-d, and pass it orthem beneath the roller and through the wiper,fand thence draw it toth'e stock and attach it thereto,

The stock is then made to revolve, and the holder moved along by meansof the handlc'h, until the whole or a. suicient length of the stock hasbeen wound. d

The holderis to be replenished from time to time, `so as to keep thesurface of the mixture abovcthe roller c. In the application of myprocess, I do not coniine myself to the mechanical devices shown, or thecomposition of the water-proong mixture as described, but I believethatthe application, to a whip-stock, or to the f .covering alreadywound thereon, of threadpreviously saturated with -a waterproofingsolutionfand wound upon the stock, or a covering thereof, while freshlysaturated therewith, is a new and valuable improvement in the process ofcovering whips, and also possesses many'advantages over the processes offorming a water-proof covering upon whips by paintingror applying acoating directly to the stocks, or the thread upon them, inasmuch as allWaste of the water-proofing material is prevented, andfmuch labor isalsoavoided, it being diticult to apply. the composition smoothly andevenly with a brush or by immersing the'stoek in it.

It is also much neater in practical use, saturates the thread morethoroughly, and completes in a better manner and at one operation thework which would otherwise require two or more' operations, ifthewater-prooiing mixture is applied by brushing or immersion. f

The whips wound byv my process are also deemed to be superior in poiseand quality to whips-manufactured by the Olfdinary Processes.- l

Having described my invention, what I claim as new therein, `anddesire-to secureby Letters Patenn'is---v The process ofk covering whips,substantially as herein specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this twenty-'eighthday of December, D. 1867.

A.' C. RAND.

Witnesses:

J. P. BUCKLAND, N. B. SMITH.

